Lesbian Louisiana High School Senior Allowed To Wear Tuxedo To Prom Quit hatin’! Via NYDailyNews An openly gay Louisiana honor student will be allowed to wear a tuxedo to her prom after her school backed off its controversial policy Tuesday following national backlash. Claudetteia Love, 17, refused to attend Carroll High School’s formal gala later this month after she was barred from donning a suit and was told to wear a dress instead. “Girls wear dresses and boys wear tuxes, and that’s the way it is,” Principal Patrick Taylor reportedly told Love’s mother, Geraldine Jackson, while explaining his decision. School officials, who initially cited the Monroe public school’s dress code, are now reversing their decision, which gay rights activists called discrimination against Love’s sexual orientation. “Forbidding girls from wearing a tuxedo to the prom would have served no purpose other than to reinforce the worst sorts of harmful stereotypes and censor a core part of Claudetteia’s identity,” said Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is representing the teen. “The school is doing the right thing by supporting its students and teaching them the value of respect and acceptance of one another’s differences,” Kendell said. Says Claudetteia: “Now that I can go in my tuxedo, I am looking forward to celebrating the end of my senior year with my friends and classmates at the prom, like any other student,” the senior said. “The outpouring of support has been incredible and inspiring. It is a source of strength that I will keep with me as I move on the next phase of my education and life beyond high school.” It’s pretty pathetic that there even had to be a conversation about this in 2015. Who the f*** cares what the students wear as long as it’s appropriate for a prom setting0?! Damn shame that adults keep trying to push their antiquated agendas onto children. Image via Facebook
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Suit & Tie: Louisiana High School Reverses Decision Banning Lesbian Honor Roll Student From Rockin’ Tuxedo At Prom
